Population and Housing Census 2010
St. Lucia, 2010
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Work last week (P73_WORK_LAST_WEEK)
Data file: person
Overview
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0
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Type:
Discrete
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0
Start:
266
End:
267
Width:
2
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Questions and instructions
Question pretext
The reference period is the past week. Follow the skip patterns carefully in this question; otherwise the respondent will respond to questions that are inconsistent with his/her labour force status. The terms job, work and employment can often be used interchangeably to ascertain an individual's status. If the respondent had a job and worked, or had a job but did not work, it means that he/she was engaged in the production of goods and services for at least one hour during the reference week. Usually, work entails the receipt of a wage/salary or some other form of payment such as commissions for sales. There are several types of activities considered as 'work' however, including some which do not attract payment. Essentially, a respondent worked if he/she was given some form of compensation, whether monetary or in kind, for the effort put forth for at least one hour during the reference week.
Examples of activities defined as 'work'
1. Selling newspapers, cigarettes or lottery vending; roadside washing of cars/ windshields for
tips or payment.
2. Managing business or farm although not directly involved in production of output
3. Preparatory activities for future operation: For example, a fisherman who was repairing nets for future outings or a businessman buying or installing equipment and ordering supplies in preparation for opening of business.
4. Unpaid work in an economic enterprise operated by a relative living in the same household or work in the household enterprise without pay but with a share in the earnings be it cash or kind. Exclude unpaid 'family worker' who was not at work during the reference period.
5. Outsourcing, i.e. the practice in some types of business activity, where all or part of production is allocated to individuals or households who carry out this work at home and receive payment on a piece rate system.
6. Apprenticeship, but only if the training is related to production and regardless of whether pay is received or not.
7. Paid domestic services, including baby-sitting and the teaching of children in their homes for payment in the form of cash or kind (e.g. boarding, lodging etc.).
8. Production for own or household consumption (e.g. backyard vegetable production) but only if the majority of the production is for the individual's or household's subsistence. Also the construction or major renovation of own house (not minor repairs).
9. Lay-offs or no-pay leave, i.e. where a person's activity or contract of employment is suspended for a specified or unspecified period, at the end of which the person has a recognized right or expectation to return to work. The important consideration is that there is still a job attachment.
Examples of activities 'not defined as work'
1. Work done without pay for a household or family member who does not own a farm or business
but who is himself/herself a salaried employee.
2. Unpaid home activities such as child care, cutting lawn or painting the house.
3. Training or apprenticeship, which is unrelated to the production activities of the enterprise, even if a stipend is paid.
4. Volunteer work for organizations such as hospitals, PTAs or unpaid community service.
5. Investment in a business but not contributing to its management or operations e.g. holding shares and stocks.
Examples of activities defined as 'work'
1. Selling newspapers, cigarettes or lottery vending; roadside washing of cars/ windshields for
tips or payment.
2. Managing business or farm although not directly involved in production of output
3. Preparatory activities for future operation: For example, a fisherman who was repairing nets for future outings or a businessman buying or installing equipment and ordering supplies in preparation for opening of business.
4. Unpaid work in an economic enterprise operated by a relative living in the same household or work in the household enterprise without pay but with a share in the earnings be it cash or kind. Exclude unpaid 'family worker' who was not at work during the reference period.
5. Outsourcing, i.e. the practice in some types of business activity, where all or part of production is allocated to individuals or households who carry out this work at home and receive payment on a piece rate system.
6. Apprenticeship, but only if the training is related to production and regardless of whether pay is received or not.
7. Paid domestic services, including baby-sitting and the teaching of children in their homes for payment in the form of cash or kind (e.g. boarding, lodging etc.).
8. Production for own or household consumption (e.g. backyard vegetable production) but only if the majority of the production is for the individual's or household's subsistence. Also the construction or major renovation of own house (not minor repairs).
9. Lay-offs or no-pay leave, i.e. where a person's activity or contract of employment is suspended for a specified or unspecified period, at the end of which the person has a recognized right or expectation to return to work. The important consideration is that there is still a job attachment.
Examples of activities 'not defined as work'
1. Work done without pay for a household or family member who does not own a farm or business
but who is himself/herself a salaried employee.
2. Unpaid home activities such as child care, cutting lawn or painting the house.
3. Training or apprenticeship, which is unrelated to the production activities of the enterprise, even if a stipend is paid.
4. Volunteer work for organizations such as hospitals, PTAs or unpaid community service.
5. Investment in a business but not contributing to its management or operations e.g. holding shares and stocks.
Literal question
Did you/..... work for pay, profit or family gain, during the past week? Note: Exclude Domestic Work at home
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Worked |
| 2 | Had a job, but did not work |
| 3 | Seeking first job |
| 4 | Seek job that was not first |
| 5 | Wanted work and available |
| 6 | Home duties |
| 7 | Attended School |
| 8 | Retired -- did not work |
| 9 | Disabled, unable to work |
| 10 | Others |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
If the response is yes you must probe to determine whether the respondent was at work or on vacation or otherwise not at work due to illness or injury etc. and X the appropriate response. If the response to this question is no, ask the respondent what did he/she do most during the past week and X the appropriate response. All respondents who did not work during the past week, were not on vacation, ill or otherwise unable to work if they did not have a formal attachment to their job must go to Q82.
Description
Definition
Persons 15 Years and Over